The comics were created by bongo comics simpsons comics, the main title was launched in november, 1993 and ended in october, 2018 at 245 issues. Despite his solitary life, in the simpsons movie, minutes before his likely death, comic book guy says that his obsessive. Particularly in recent years, comic book publishers have tended to adopt a model where each monthly issue of the book in question is a single installment of a longer storyarc. I would hate to see a picture that a stranger took of me end up on reddit. The simpsons is an american animated sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company.
Though thought to be an antagonist, he is rather just sarcastic, surly, and insulting at certain points. Comic book guy in 2020 simpsons characters, simpsons. Simpsons playmates interactive comic book guy series 15. Ever since he was introduced in season 2, comic book guys real name was never said on the show until the season 16 episode homer and neds hail mary pass 2005, in which the character. Apr 7, 2020 jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky proprietor of springfields local comic book store, the androids dungeon and baseball card shop. Hank azaria breaks down his iconic simpsons voices and movie roles gq duration. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional. Comic book guy is the owner of the androids dungeon, a local comic book store. Comic book guy continues to date kumiko, and they plan to move in. The debut comic book guy voiced by hank azaria made his debut in the season two episode three men and a comic book in which bart. The liveaction simpsons movie ben affleck as homer simpson the bloated and boorish star of argo and the batman movies would be perfect as the dimwitted and alcoholic homer j.
In season 12 episode 11, worst episode ever 5, you have a heart attack. Comic book guy asks her out for a date, and then asks homer for dating advice, since homer is the only fat man in real life who is married to an attractive woman. Defeated and hatefilled moe would be played to a pathetic tee by his real life counterpart. As a super fun interlude, i decided to cast a liveaction version of the simpsons, for my own enjoyment and yours. Homer is the scarecrow, bart is the tin boy, and the marge is the other guy. What real life bort license plates tell us about the power. It was 30 years ago this week that the simpsons debuted as a halfhour sitcom. At a small point in the episode husbands and knives, due to a better comic book store opening across the street, it caused comic book guy to go out of business, getting him to stoop to selling pretentious martial arts merchandise to children, but soon backfired after also having attempted to assassinate his competitor with his weapons.
Sep 27, 2016 these 15 people are real life simpsons characters. Comic book guy marries a mangaka a japanese manga writer named kumiko. Is comic book guy destined to be the subject of a story arc t. I have devoted my life to second rate science fiction. Ever since he was introduced in season 2, comic book guys real name was never said on the show until the season 16 episode homer and neds.
He exhibits geeky behavior to an extraordinary and deliberately unrealistic degree, and often also makes. Hank azaria based comic book guys voice on a student who went by the name f, and lived in the room next door at his college. Comic book guy reveals his name the simpsons youtube. The lesser comics that the soda bounces onto are bongo comics, the publisher of simpsons comics. For a show as long in the tooth as the simpsons, it was about time they finally did a parody of the wizard of oz. Comic book guy cant be walking, he only gets around driving around in a vintage 1966 batmobile driven by. He holds a masters degree in folklore and mythology he translated the lord of the rings into klingon as part of his thesis. During the date, marge advises cbg to not to be himself, however kumiko actually likes comic book guys real personality.
Moe szyslak, chief wiggum, apu nahasapeemapetilon, comic book guy, carl carlson, others. Jun 26, 2010 the comic strips were popular and a oneshot comic book titled simpsons comics and stories, containing four different stories, was released in 1993 for the fans. He states that he is a 45 yearold virgin who lives with his parents. Lowe claims that a simpsonsloving police officer recently flashed his lights and approached him in.
Now meet rory root, the pleasantlyplump, nerdy, hairy and mildlysarcastic proprietor of comic relief, a 20yearold, awardwinning, megacomic book store in the bay area. Simpsons comic book store w comic book guy interactive playset figure playmates. The real homer fears losing his daughters love so he invented this toy world where nothing will ever change. People who totally look like real life simpsons characters. Entitled homer the whopper, it dealt with homer simpson being cast as the main character in an adaptation of a comic book called everyman written by one of the shows many secondary characters, comic book guy. There have also been several spin offs such as bart simpson, treehouse of horror, and radioactive man.
One possible justification is that publication time does not equal the passage of time in the book. Despite his solitary life, in the simpsons movie, minutes before his likely death, comic book guy says that his obsessive comic book collecting has been a life well spent. Its a terrifying prospect, but before you go freaking out, take a look at this funny list compiled by bored panda, and dont forget to send us your pics if you or somebody you know looks suspiciously like your favorite cartoon character in real life. Perhaps the most versatile actor in the simpsons cast, azaria has voiced dozens of characters in the shows supporting cast since 1989. Likewise, if youve ever wondered what your favorite simpsons characters might look like in the flesh, read on, as these real life simpsons doppelgangers suggest that oscar wilde had a point. Comic book guy is first met by homer when he arrives at the shop to buy a perky pattys princess shop for lisa but when he touches the box he gains a vision of his real life self playing with lisa and runs away in fear after the vision ends. Aug 18, 2009 the debut comic book guy voiced by hank azaria made his debut in the season two episode three men and a comic book in which bart, milhouse and martin pool their funds to purchase. Comic book guy asks her out for a date, and then asks homer for dating advice, since homer is the only fat man in real life who is married to a hot woman. Comic book guys character folder in the hall of records on the simpsons. Comic book guy continues to date kumiko, and they both. This past sunday brought the 21st season premier of the simpsons.
All will be revealed in the startling and life affirming conclusion to the epic the death of comic book guy. Overweight and unmarried, he spends most of his free time eating and looking up porn. Allow the portly proprietor of the androids dungeon and baseball card shop to guide you through the ins and outs, the fast food takeouts, online dates, things he hates, wonder woman dreams, internet schemes, chick flicks, kung fu kicks, gaming. What the simpsons cast looks like in real life simplemost. Jan 15, 2020 if youve ever seen someone on the bus and thought, damn, that guy looks a lot like homer simpson, then this list is for you. He is voiced by hank azaria and first appeared in the secondseason episode three men and a comic book, which originally aired on may 9, 1991. Jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky. What the simpsons cast looks like in real life the delite. The comic strips were popular and a oneshot comic book titled simpsons comics and stories, containing four different stories, was released in 1993 for the fans. Comic book guy continues to date kumiko, and they plan to move in together. Comic book guy lived in his parents basement in the 1980s. Yes, thank you for talking to one of us like we just tuned in.
Voiced by hank azaria, the obese, nerdy, hairy comic book guy is perhaps best known for his sarcastic quips. Married to the blob is the tenth episode of season 25. A milhouse divided pulls off that simpsons trick of digging into incredibly painful real life situations with enough humor that the experience doesnt become unpleasant. If there was ever any two characters who i have always wanted to see fuck, its gotta be comic book guy and chief wiggum.
Bart, milhouse and homer get in line at comic book guy s store to purchase the first issue of a radioactive man reboot comic. Perhaps the most versatile actor in the simpsons cast. Married to the blob season 25 the simpsons pixaclub. What do reallife comic book shop owners think about the character.
During the date, marge advises comic book guy to not be himself, but kumiko actually likes comic book guys real personality. Comic book guy is first met by homer when he arrives at the shop to buy a perky pattys princess shop for lisa but when he touches the box he gains a vision of his real life self playing with lisa and runs away. Comic book guy is an obese and socially incompetent man who is perhaps best known for his sarcastic quips. Comic book guys book of pop culture simpsons library of. Allow the portly proprietor of the androids dungeon and baseball card shop to guide you through the ins and outs, the fast food takeouts, online dates, things he hates, wonder woman dreams, internet schemes, chick flicks, kung fu kicks, gaming freaks, fan boy geeks, comic books. The simpsons comic book guy figure series 15 playmates 2003 99470 see more like this. The guy from the simpsons who sells comic books at his store, the androids dungeon. Today, lets look back at some of the best oneliners from everyones favorite fat, sarcastic star trek fan. Comic book guy, real name jeffrey jeff albertson, is the overweight, geeky proprietor of the comic book store, the androids dungeon on the television show the simpsons. However, in treehouse of horror viii, when a nuclear missile homes in on him, he says to himself, oh, ive wasted my life. The main story is about how homer has trouble maintaining his. January 12, 2014 the closest thing i have to a father is the obiwan doll.
He also went to a fat camp, which, judging by his current appearance, was unsuccessful. After lisa gets knocked in the head with a baseball in this halloween story, she dreams that she is somewhere over the rainbow and only the wizard comic book guy can help her get home. Azaria also loves that the character is an adult who argues with kids as if theyre his peers. Allow the portly proprietor of the androids dungeon and baseball card shop to guide you through the ins and outs, the fast food takeouts, online dates, things he hates, wonder woman dreams, internet schemes, chick flicks, kung fu kicks, gaming freaks, fan boy. Cbg finds out that his competitor milo the owner of coolsville is now married to his girlfriend, strawberry, so comic book guy cries and. Simpson, never quite on top of things but never smart enough to admit total failure, even as it occurs. If youve ever seen someone on the bus and thought, damn, that guy looks a lot like homer simpson, then this list is for you. Would the world be a sadder place without comic book guy. Comic book guy who states jeff albertson to be his real name in the episode homer and neds hail. The collector is a villainous alterego of comic book guy that was used in treehouse of horror x when bart and lisa gained superhuman abilities taking his obsession for superheroes to the extreme he sought to immortalize his collection forever by literally imprisoning his victims inside plastic prisons so as to resemble real life action figures. The simpsons world of springfield interactive enviroment treehouse of horror collectors lair with exclusive bart, comic book guy, lisa, lucy lawless. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. It totally surprises us when a person looks like a certain ca 25 people that look like cartoon characters in real life comic book guy of the simpsons. Many of the comics and toys he sells are of very poorquality, and often sell for very high.
Although homeboy lost a ton of weight, who else would we. The 12 best nameless characters on the simpsons consequence. Today, lets look back at some of the best oneliners from everyone. Cools and fools we dont get to see a resemblance between real life people and cartoon characters that often. Troy mcclure presents three spinoffs from the simpsons in comic book form. From squeakyvoiced teen to comic book guy, these beloved figures. Comic book guy, real name jeffrey jeff albertson, is the overweight, geeky proprietor of the comic book store, the androids dungeon on the television show the simpsons he makes a cameo appearance in hot cocoa bang bang at comic con where he proclaims his appearance as worst. Comic book guys book of pop culture is an allnew book from the ongoing series. Come to think of it, maybe were the real life cartoon characters, and we only think were real. Oh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix. The show is set in the fictional town of springfield and parodies american culture, society and television.